SRC-JJJ S.B. 896 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterS.B. 896
By: Brown
Intergovernmental Relations
7/26/1999
Enrolled


DIGEST 

Currently, Texas law limits the level of municipal participation in
developer costs to 30 percent of the total contract price.  When a
developer plans for and constructs water and waste water facilities for an
area, the developer usually installs only such facilities as necessary to
meet the capacity of the area.  The municipality often requires the
oversizing of these facilities to meet future capacity development in the
area.  S.B. 896 will allow a municipality to reimburse a developer for 30
percent of the total cost for public improvements and 100 percent of the
total cost for oversizing any facilities.  

PURPOSE

As enrolled, S.B. 896 establishes municipal participation in contracted
developer costs. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 212.072(b), Local Government Code, to authorize
a contract to allow participation by the municipality at a level not to
exceed 100 percent of the total cost for oversizing of improvements
required by the municipality in anticipation of future development in the
area.  

SECTION 2.  Emergency clause.
            Effective date: 90 days after adjournment.